thundercloud

English

noun
Definitions
  • A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a stormcloud
  • (by extension) Something menacing and brooding.

Etymology

Compound from English thunder + English cloud.

Origin

English

cloud

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